The House is voting soon on amendments to the MilCon-VA spending bill, one of which would protect veterans who use state-legal medical marijuana and allow healthcare providers to recommend cannabis to patients without being penalized by the VA. subscriber.politicopro.com/a…

“Here we are 20 years later, and we still don’t have a federal law,” said Steph Sherer, founder & president of patient advocacy group @SafeAccess. She says many medical programs look too much like recreational weed. “We’re not finished,” she added. “This is not our end goal.”

The takeaway is that while nearly 40 states, the District of Columbia, and multiple territories have legalized weed for medical use, those states - and the federal government - often fail to support patients who take advantage of these legal programs. politico.com/news/2023/02/27…